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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.2Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598MediaTek MT6589ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.39 in4.78 in
Width2.31 in2.69 in2.48 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.39 in
Weight3.95 oz4.41 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
no
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h780.0 h450.0 h
Talk time8.0 h18.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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